Créhange
| Créhange | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The church in Créhange | ||
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  Créhange Location within Grand Est region  Créhange | ||
| Coordinates: 49°03′49″N 6°34′58″E / 49.0636°N 6.5828°ECoordinates: 49°03′49″N 6°34′58″E / 49.0636°N 6.5828°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du District urbain de Faulquemont | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Lavergne | |
| Area1 | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 3,891 | |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57159 /57690 | |
| Elevation |
232–388 m (761–1,273 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Ruin of the castle of Créhange
Créhange (Lorraine Franconian and German Krischingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The writer Joël Egloff (born 1970) was born in Créhange.
It had a population of 3900 in 1999.
Until 1793, Créhange was the capital of the County of Kriechingen, a state of the Holy Roman Empire.
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